Chapter 12 Section five

Nishimoto and Kusaka stayed at the Chofu Police Station, trying their best to grasp the actual operation of the pachinko shop "Life Route" and monitor the actions of Kondo Tetsu, a former tax office employee. Nishimoto first visited the Chofu Tax Office to investigate the tax status of "Life Route". At the same time, Kusaka and another detective under the Chofu Police Station began to monitor and follow Kondo. Kondo is still single and lives in room 306 of an apartment building on the Tama River. After resigning and leaving the tax office, almost seven months have passed, and there is no fixed job yet.According to Nishimoto's investigation, Kondo signed a contract with a publishing house to write a book about exposing the inside story of the tax office, which is scheduled to be published by the end of next month.After receiving the news from Nishimoto, Totsukawa immediately went to the publishing house in Kanda to inquire about the publication of Kondo's book.

"The proofs are out." The publishing minister named Tahara showed the thick proofs to Totsukawa. "What is mainly written in it?" Totsukawa police department asked. "If you only introduce taxation business, I am afraid that it will not attract readers enough. However, if you specifically introduce various examples of concealed income, it is also considered immoral. Even so, we still ask the author to cite examples of tax office staff being deceived. But as long as Read the entire book carefully, and the message to the readers is: tax evasion does not end well.” "Any examples of pachinko parlors?"

"You mean as a case of tax evasion?" "It is said that pachinko parlors rank first or second among the ten industries most prone to tax evasion!" "It doesn't say that in the book. But as a specific example of tax evasion, it did give an example of a pachinko shop." "What do you think Kondo is like?" Hearing Totsukawa raise this question, Tahara frowned: "What the hell did he do? I told you earlier that this book will be published soon. If Kondo is arrested by the police, it will bring us a lot of money." Big trouble." "No, this guy hasn't done anything. Because he was in the tax department and now he's resigned, we want to get some real facts from him."

Tian Yuan suddenly showed a look of relief: "Then, after this book is published, please be sure to ask Mr. Police Department to read it. From all kinds of tax evasion methods to the actual operation of the tax office, this book has detailed and vivid introductions, and it is very interesting to read. " "After Kondo-kun left the tax office, it seems that he hasn't found a formal job yet?" "Yes. It is said that he is doing private tax consulting work for nearby businesses." "Are you having trouble with money?" "It's been less than a year since I resigned. I've received severance pay and I'm single. I don't think there should be any special troubles in terms of money!"

It can be felt that the other party is very careful in the choice of words and sentences.Of course, he was not worried about Kondo, but worried about whether it would affect the sales of the book to be published recently. "He seems to be single now." The Totsukawa Police Department said in a concerned tone: "But he is not young, so he should have a girlfriend by his side. Do you know who his girlfriend is?" "It's his private secret, and I don't know it." "When you discuss publishing matters, do you always eat and drink together?" "Of course there is."

"On that occasion, was there any mention of women, or any talk about future plans?" Regarding the question raised by Totsukawa, Tahara thought about it for a while, and then replied: "He said that if the book sells well, he would like to buy a car with the money he earns." "Didn't you mention that you have a good woman?" "I asked him once: Why haven't you married yet? Although he seems to be relatively taciturn, he is quite handsome in appearance, not to mention that he used to be a civil servant in a government department and has a stable position. It is reasonable to say that he should It will be popular with women."

"So, how did he answer?" "I don't know if it's true or not. He said that he once had a girlfriend who was discussing marriage, but he didn't get married in the end. According to my intuition, he must have been dumped." Tian Yuan said with a smile. "Will you resign from the tax office because of a broken relationship?" "Oh! I didn't think of this layer." Gao Yuan scratched his scalp. "I want to take the proofs back. I don't know if it's okay? Take it back and prepare to copy it." "Is it necessary to make copies? Knowing that this book will be published soon..."

"If this is the case, I will go get a search warrant. I wonder if this will cause trouble to your company?" The Totsugawa Police Department said in a slightly threatening tone. "Regarding the content of the book, please do not disclose it to a third party until it is officially published." Tahara had no choice but to lend Totsukawa a copy of the proofs. The Totsugawa Police Department made a photocopy immediately after returning to the investigation headquarters, and then skimmed the proof. The content of the book is roughly the same as Totsukawa expected. The headline was quite sensational, but its content was nothing more than a rebuffed topic that had been published many times in weekly magazines.

Even so, once published, because the author bears the title of a former tax office employee, it may still have appeal. Sure enough, the book mentions pachinko parlors. Such a title is taken, but there is only one pachinko shop as a specific example. Interestingly, the book cites real names of pachinko parlors.Totsukawa went to the reference room to check the miniature copy of the newspaper, and sure enough, the tax evasion news of this pachinko shop was published in the economic section of the newspaper.It is a pity that the name of the store does not match what Totsukawa had in mind. The Totsugawa Police Department threw away the proofs.It appears that the book alone cannot prove Kondo as the prime suspect.